Benny Borg (born 13 November 1945) is a Swedish singer and composer.
He was born in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
, but moved to Norway in 1968, and was married to
Kirsti Sparboe
Kirsti Sparboe (born 7 December 1946) is a Norwegian musical performer and an actress. Most of her musical career has been built on participation in the widely-popular Eurovision Song Contest in which she competed three times and scored a grand ...
from 1972 to 1978. He is known for his cooperation with the
Dizzie Tunes
Dizzie Tunes was a Norwegian musical show group from the city of Skien. Dizzie Tunes was one of the most successful in Norwegian show business.
Biography
The group was founded as the dance band ''Rex Band'' in 1959, was named ''Dizzie Tunes'' in ...
, and with
Grethe Kausland
Grethe Kausland (July 3, 1947 – November 16, 2007) was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers (her debut single “Teddyen min” from 1955, sold more than 100,000 recordsJan ...
. He won a Spellemannprisen award in 1973,
and represented Norway in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporat ...
. In 2004 he won the
Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award The Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award ( no, Herman Wildenveys Poesipris) is a Norwegian award. It is conferred every year on July 20, the birthday of the poet Herman Wildenvey, in an event held at Hergisheim. The award consists of NOK 15,000 and a bro ...
.
References
1945 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1972
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway
Swedish male singers
Swedish expatriates in Norway
Spellemannprisen winners
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